Meet our Clubs
Welcome to the Auckland Dragon Boat Association’s club directory!
Below you’ll find some quick links to our Clubs Facebook pages. Scroll further down, and you'll find more information about our clubs, including training times, team values, and contact details.
If you’re interested in joining a club, feel free to get in touch directly with the teams below or contact the ADBA for more information
Mixed Clubs (mixed gender)
Womens Clubs (Women only)
Breast Cancer Survivor Clubs
Mixed Clubs
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City Dragons (Mixed Club) - Recruiting
Competitiveness Level: 2-3 out 5 Training: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.30pm - 7pm About the club: The City Dragons are a fun and welcoming team that enjoys being on the water and working together. They are the perfect team if you're new to dragon boating or getting back into the sport. Our team loves a good balance of competitive racing and social connection, making every practice both challenging and enjoyable. Whether you're new to dragon boating or a seasoned paddler, we offer a supportive environment to improve your skills while having a great time. Values: Our team is built on fun, support, balance, inclusivity, and adventure. We believe that enjoying the sport is SO important for creating a strong, connected crew. We blend competition with camaraderie, encouraging personal development and team spirit. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level, and we love the idea of travelling to new places for races. Contact: Holly at Citydragonstm@gmail.com or text/call on 021 832 616 |
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Dragon Riders (Mixed Club) - Recruiting
Competitiveness Level: 5 out of 5 Training: Mondays and Wednesdays 7 - 8pm About the Club: We are a Chinese Dragon Boat team in NZ that has promoted the sport among Chinese New Zealanders and others interested in dragon boating since 2018. We won 3 National championships in the last 2 years and we are eager to have more in the future to share with those who would like to join us. Values: We are a passionate team that focuses on improving skills, and techniques, and achieving their best. And we also aim to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Contact: Jun via email: event_nzcdba@gmail.com or WhatsApp +64221985316 |
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Lion Dragon Boat Club (Mixed) - No longer recruiting
Competitiveness level: 5 out of 5 Training: Monday and Wednesday from 6pm - 8pm About Us: As one of the longest standing Dragon Boat teams in NZ with over 35 years in the sport, we welcome athletes of all backgrounds and abilities. True to our name we embrace the wairua (spirit) of the lion and are fierce competitors. The name Lion is deeply rooted in the days when the team was made up of employees of the Lion Breweries company. Nowadays, we're a group of people from all walks of life and professions. Why Us: We live by the values of whanaungatanga – family, kotahitanga – togetherness and awhinatia – supportiveness. Our racing teams are built on an ethos of competitive excellence. If you're someone that likes pushing yourself and being part of a team that wins races, then we're the club you've been looking for! Many of our club members go on to represent the Auckland region and Aotearoa - NZ in our wonderful sport!! But we're not just about hard work - fun and positive connections are also at the heart of who we are. Email us at: liondbc@outlook.com |
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Random Jaffas (Mixed Club) - Recruiting men only
Competitiveness Leve: 3 out of 5 Training: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30 - 7.30pm About the Club: We are recruiting men only. We are a group of serious paddlers on the water and strive for medals, but off the water we have a fantastic culture of fun and socializing. We train 2-3 times a week after work Tuesday, Thursday at 6.30pm. A great group of girls and guys! Values: Teamwork, Inclusivity, Socialising, International and National Travel Contact: Narelle randomjaffas@gmail.com or DM from our FB page |
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Steel Dragons Club
Competitiveness: 5 out 5 but also 6 out of 5 on the fun level Training: Both teams train on Monday & Wednesday Mixed 6pm, Womens 7pm About the club: As a club, Steel is fairly young. Formed in 2019, we became Incorporated in 2020. Originally formed as a competitive mixed team, we have evolved and added a Womens Team (Women of Steel) in 2021. Since our inception we have competed hard and often across the motu. From Ashburton to all over the North Island and even overseas. Along the way we have had some pretty successful results. Last year our Women qualified for the Club Crews World Championships and have just returned from Italy ranked amongst the best 10 teams in the world. The club is aiming to build on that success as we look to a successful season ahead. Values: Steel is a club built on strong cultural & whanau values. With strong roots in Maori and Pasifika culture, but with a diverse, multicultural team, our people are at the centre of everything we do. We begin and end every regatta in karakia to give thanks. While competing hard, we also have an open door policy to recruitment and take people of all ages and experience levels. We help new paddlers to develop and at the same time, encourage our senior paddlers to become representative paddlers. Last season we had over 24 members of the club in the Auckland reps program and 3 of our members were selected to the NZ team that went to the World Champs in 2023. If you're looking for a club where you can have a bit of fun but also compete at the top level, Steel is the club for you. Contact: Sandy at steeldragons19@gmail.com or 021 065 3891 |
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Waitemata Warriors (Mixed Club) - Recruiting
Competitivenes Level: 3 out of 5 Training: Mondays and Wednesdays from 6.30pm - 8pm About the team: The Waitemata Warriors are a mixed team of passionate paddlers, that love to get out on the water, and support each other in our team and individula paddling goals. We have an amazing coach, who is helping us develop into a competitive team on the water, off the water we love to catch up with each other, support each other, and are like a second family. We would love to have new paddlers join us this season to help us in our Paddling goals, and to also join our paddling family Values:
Contact: Charlie Beckett - 0273755733
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Zombies (Mixed Club) - No longer Recruiting
Competitiveness Level: 3 out of 5 Training: Mondays from 6pm - 7pm About the Club: We're a vibrant and social group that welcomes paddlers of all skill levels. Training just one day a week all year round, we strike the perfect balance between having fun and being competitive. Whether you're here to socialize or push your limits, you'll find a supportive and spirited crew ready to paddle with you. Join us on the water and experience the best of both worlds! Values: Our team values inclusivity and diversity, reflecting a rich tapestry of nationalities and cultures within our ranks. We take pride in fostering a welcoming environment where everyone, including those new to Auckland or New Zealand, feels at home. Contact: Gary Sin - Gary.m.sin@gmail.com - 0211826754 |
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Womens Clubs
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Hauraki Blues (Womens Club) - Open to enquiries
Competitive Level: 5 out of 5 Training: Mondays and Wednesday from 5.30pm - 7pm About the Club: We are a Masters (40+) womens dragon boat team committed to paddling together with a common goal - performing at our best individually and collectively on and off the water. Commitment is the structure and heart is the motive. We’ve been paddling for more than 12 years now and have medalled at the Pan Pacific Masters Games in Queensland, World Club Crews Games in Adelaide and World Masters Games in Auckland. Competitive on the water, Camaraderie off the water Values: Haurakians support each other, display good sportsmanship and are respectful of each other and everyone in the dragon boat community, including the general public. We are and intend to remain one of New Zealand top women’s master’s teams. Contact: Lee-Ann Cordeaux 021 401 662 |
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Jaffettes (Womens Club) - No longer recruiting
Competitiveness level: 5 out of 5 Training: Mondays and Thursdays 6.15pm - 8pm About the Club: We are a Premier A Women's team full of diversity and welcome all ages to join. We are very competitive on the water and work collaboratively to achieve our goals. We are also very social off the water and promise a bunch of medals and fun! Values: We take pride in being an inclusive, supportive and determined team. We are passionate about the sport and its community, we work collaboratively towards our continuous learning and success. Celebrating success and having fun is important to us. Contact: Teresa via phone on 021853953 or jaffettes@gmail.com |
Breast Cancer Survivor Clubs
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Busting with Life (Breast Cancer Survivor Club) - Recruiting
Competitiveness Level: 5 out of 5 Training: Mondays and Wednesdays from 5.30pm - 7pm About the Club: Busting with Life is the first BC team to start up in NZ, we are a fun bunch of ladies, mean and keen on water, fun and sociable on land. To be with like minded woman and on the water-you can’t beat that. Values: As a breast cancer team we always promote BC awareness and this sport proves to us all that it is beneficial to what we have been through. Fitness, health and spiritually-it is the soul of what makes us who we are Contact: Infobwl96@gmail.com and www.Busting with Life.org.nz |
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Pink Dragons (Breast Cancer Survivors Club) - Recruiting
Competitiveness Level: 4 out of 5 Training: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.30pm - 7pm About the Club: The Pink Dragons (Pinkies) were formed in 2005 to empower Breast Cancer survivors to take ownership for their health and wellbeing post treatment, through participation in the sport of dragon boating. We comprise a broad range of ages, fitness stages and competitive levels. Come and join a group of empowered women, determined to paddle forward and be the best we can be through training hard and competing in local regattas and further afield. Dragon boating is a sport for anyone - we'll show you the ropes, you just have to be willing to give it a go! Values: Our team values positive attitudes & commitment, empathy, fostering social connections, having fun & a good laugh along the way. Contact: info@pinkdragons.org.nz | pinkdragons.org.nz |
